Reporter Chen Yong reports On the evening of May 11, Shanghai Shenhua, the leader of the CSL, was slightly hindered in its progress, and drew 0-0 with Tianjin Jinmen Tiger away from home. Shandong Taishan defeated three towns in Wuhan 2-1 away after an awkward draw in the previous round. After this round, Shanghai Shenhua scored 27 points, Shanghai Harbor Short Match scored 24 points, Beijing Guoan scored 24 points, Chengdu Rongcheng and Shandong Taishan scored 22 and 21 points. The five teams formed the first group to win the championship.
Is the future direction of Taishan Team going up? This is a concern of Taishan fans. At this moment, it must be said that the league has only gone through 11 rounds. No matter from any angle, Taishan should not give up the goal of winning the championship. To achieve this, first of all, investors, clubs and teams need to unify their ideas; Secondly, it should be shown in the concrete action level, that is, the recruitment work of the second transfer must be started. Of course, if the equity and capital allocation are thoroughly sorted out, it will be more powerful than attracting aid.
Taishan has already experienced the regret of 2022 and 2023, and this championship journey is also difficult, but we can't give up easily.
The game between Taishan and Sanzhen started from the 85th minute, and Liu Dianzuo, the goalkeeper of Sanzhen, became the busiest person: in the 86th minute, Karzai Ishvili made an inverted triangle pass in the small restricted area, and Krasan shot in front of the goal and was saved by him; In the 87th minute, after hitting the wall with Cresan, Karzai Ishvili broke through and was saved by him with a small angle shot from close range; In the 91st minute, Liu Yang shared the ball, and Cresan shot from the left and was saved by him; In the 97th minute, there were several people in Qazaishvili's restricted area, and Chen Pu's shot was defused by him.
Although the Taishan team locked the 2-1 score, the fans were not satisfied with the team's performance. The main reason was that the overall technical and tactical performance of the team was average. In the end, the Taishan team's overall ball control rate was only 43.1%. Only more than 10 minutes after 85 minutes, the Taishan team played the best performance of the game.
After winning this game, Taishan team's recent record is 4 wins and 1 draw, which is quite good in terms of performance alone, but most of the time during the whole process, Taishan team played very hard: the home game of 4 to 1 Cangzhou lions was bloodless, and the latter had no intention of fighting against Taishan team; The away team defeated Chengdu Rongcheng 1-0, and Taishan team played in the whole Chinese team, with the ball control rate as low as 31.9% and the shooting ratio of 4-19, which was a lucky victory; Nantong Zhiyun, 3-1 at home, did not occupy an absolute advantage on the scene; The 0-0 draw between the away game and the west coast of Qingdao revealed the problem of weak defense; Then came the visit to three towns in Wuhan, where the overall performance was poor but the game was finally won.
The current problems of Taishan Team are very clear: first, injuries, especially the injuries of Jason and Fernando have a great impact on the team; Secondly, there is the issue of foreign aid. In 11 leagues so far, Taishan Team has 24 foreign aid starters and 32 foreign aid appearances, which is basically an average of 2 foreign aid starters, which is actually an extension of the first issue; Thirdly, after an emergency a month ago, the team of Taishan has maintained a high professional quality. The team's attitude towards hard work is no problem, but the overall morale is obviously insufficient. There are objective factors as well as subjective factors. There are endless players with such morale problems.
Recently, pessimism began to appear among Taishan fans. On the one hand, the Shanghai duo were too strong, and on the other hand, the Taishan team played a bit haltingly. However, the CSL has only played 11 rounds, which is not the time to give up the goal of winning the championship.
Fans should remember the regret of 2022 and 2023: In 2022, Shandong Taishan and Wuhan three towns competed for the championship, and the final points of both sides were the same, but Taishan Team ranked second with the disadvantage of goal difference; In the 2023 season, Shandong Taishan was 9 points behind Shanghai Haigang in the 11th round of the CSL, and still 9 points behind in the 16th round. At the critical moment, Taishan Team failed to hold on, and Pingnantong Zhiyun lost to Zhejiang, and was 14 points behind in the 18th round. Later, the Taishan team drew with the Dalian people in the 26th round, but at the end of the 28th round, the Taishan team finally saw hope, only 5 points left behind Shanghai Harbor, and the 29th round was a direct confrontation between the two sides. However, the Taishan team in the third front battle was very tired, and finally only drew with Shanghai Harbor without winning the championship. In the past two seasons, if there were no off court disturbances and if they were more tenacious, Taishan Team would probably win the championship.
This season, Taishan Team was once again disturbed by off-site factors, and the problem of foreign aid was also obvious. However, after 11 rounds of war, Taishan Team did not fall behind, and hope remained.
The unity of thought and the goal of winning the championship can never be achieved by investors and clubs holding meetings and shouting slogans for the coaching team and players. The determination to win the championship must be demonstrated by practical actions, which are very simple: recruiting. In the context that Zeka can return to normal soon, the foreign aid composition of Taishan Team is: Cresan, Kazaishvili, Zeka and Judson. Pato, who is seriously injured, should not register in the second half of the season. Delgado signed up as a foreign aid, but his performance is so poor that Taishan team is weak, but Cui Kangxi would rather use a no front array than let Delgado start.
If Taishan's goal is to win the championship, the second transfer will require the introduction of appropriate foreign aid. As for the type of foreign aid, it is not necessary to be purely defensive. The all-around midfielders similar to Moises are naturally the best. They have the ability to move up and down in the middle and have a certain ability to sort out attacks. Of course, such players are not easy to find, so players with strong offensive ability of the forward type can also be considered.
If there is no suitable candidate, Taishan Team can even introduce a foreign central defender. If necessary, it can use double foreign central defenders to strengthen defense. More importantly, considering Jia Desong's "glass man" characteristics, the introduction of foreign central defenders can make Taishan Team's defense more stable, and also reserve space for Taishan Team to replace Jia Desong in the future.
In addition to helping the team improve in terms of technology and tactics, it is more important to show determination to the team and the outside world. If you just insist on using four foreign aid to fight in the Chinese Super League, it is tantamount to announcing that you will give up the championship.
If the conditions are really limited, it is necessary to first terminate a foreign aid contract (to terminate Pato or let Leonardo transfer). In addition, if the funds are insufficient, the Taishan team can also not recruit, so that the Taishan team can give more opportunities to young people, such as allowing Shi Songchen to play the main central defender directly, and Jia Feifan to rotate in the back, Abdul and Maiurung can rotate.
Of course, Taishan fans would like to see the equity issue of Shandong Taishan Football Club thoroughly sorted out, the problems left over by history resolved, the future equity structure clear, and no problems in capital allocation. If these problems are solved, even if no new foreign aid is introduced, the team's combat effectiveness can also be stimulated.
